Terms : Hide Images
| a statement of the procedures used to define research variables so that anyone can replicate the observations | ||
| a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected | ||
| a procedure for assigning people to experimental and control groups in which each individual has the same probability as any other of being assigned to a given group | ||
| a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary | ||
| both research participants and researchers are don't know whether the research participants have received the treatment or a placebo. | ||
| the outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable | ||
| statistical statement of how likely it is that an obtained result occurred by chance | ||
| believing you are receiving a treatment | ||
| a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment | ||
| Freud's theory of personality that attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts; expose and treat tensions | ||
| Executive mediator, understands rules of society | ||
| protective methods of reducing anxiety by unconsciously distorting reality | ||
| personality test designed to yield info about someone's personality based on their response to ambiguous stimuli | ||
| By Maslow, psychological need that arises after basic physical and psychological needs are met and self-esteem is achieved; the motivation to fulfill one's potential | ||
| Rogers: an attitude of total acceptance toward another person. Genuine;Empathetic;Acceptance | ||
| all the thoughts and feelings in response to the question "Who am I?" | ||
| longer questionnaire that covers a wide range if feelings and behaviors (covers several traits @ once) | ||
| Uses a pretest and then uses that to throw out the questions that do not discriminate between people | ||
| the interacting influences on a person btwn personality and environmental factors | ||
| the belief that to a great extent, they control their own destiny | ||
| (passive resignation). people constantly faced w/ traumatic events who feel that they have no control so they feel depressed, helpless, and hopeless | ||
| Readiness to perceive ourselves favorably , a readiness to perceive oneself favorably | ||
| attributing the wrong source to an event we have experienced, heard about, read about, or imagined (people forget where a memory came from) | ||
| when exposed to subtle misinformation, many people misremember things | ||
| neural center in limbic system that lays down names, events, and images | ||
| encoding that requires attention and conscious effort | ||
| where we actively associate new and old info and solve problems (fades if we stop using it) | ||
| the immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system. includes iconic and echoic. involves the senses | ||
| a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event. comes from stress hormones |
